Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include knowledge of: application of ventilation requirements for various cargo bulk carrier, chemical and oil tanker layouts, and liquefied gas tanker layouts, cargo features and characteristics, common structural rules and design limitations cargo care operations, including: checking cargo lashings maintaining ventilation requirements monitoring cargo temperatures liable to spontaneous combustion monitoring refrigerated cargo temperatures cargo handling documentation, including: bills of lading cargo gear register cargo plan letter of protest logbook ship/shore safety and security checklists cargo handling incidents or emergencies, including: cargo shift damaged cargo damaged dangerous goods and escaping cargo or fumes failure of cargo handling equipment, including lashings failure of refrigeration machinery fire in cargo spaces incorrect ventilation incorrectly stowed cargo spontaneous combustion cargo plan, including: allocating cargo containers requiring refrigeration appropriate spaces avoiding incompatible cargo stowage calculations relating to stability and stress ensuring cargo is evenly distributed to maintain acceptable trim at all phases of the voyage ensuring the loading/unloading sequence is in accordance with agreed cargo plan loading cargo manifest observing regulations relating to hazardous material/dangerous goods handling and stowage cargo stowage plan chemical tankers, including tank cleaning and control of pollution in chemical tankers compliance with the minimum freeboard requirements of the load line regulations confined space entry procedures dangerous goods classification, signage, stowage and segregation requirements under the IMDG Code and relevant Marine Orders effect on trim and stability of cargo and cargo operations gas tankers, including cargo operations in gas tankers hazards and control measures and additional safety measures associated with: bulk carriers chemical and oil tanker liquefied gas tanker cargo operations information and equipment, including: automatic databased (ADB) equipment ballasting and deballasting procedures, including ballast water management convention bulk cargo codes calculations relating to drafts, deadweight, stability, trim and stress cargo and lashing codes IMSBC Code, MARPOL 73/78 Annexes III and V and other relevant information, including Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) and Notices relating to cargo carriage, loading and unloading IMDG Code international regulations, codes and standards concerning the safe handling, stowage, securing and transport of cargo relevant sections of maritime regulations, codes and conventions related to chemical and oil tankers, and liquefied gas tankers requirements for loading and care of various cargo types requirements for the carriage of grain, grain stability and timber cargo shipboard data, including drawings, load limitations and safe working loads stability and trim diagrams stress-calculating equipment loading and unloading operations with special regard to the transport of cargo identified in the Code of Safe Practice for Cargo Stowage and Securing loading cargo and ballasting to keep hull stress within acceptable limits maintenance required for cargo handling equipment and hatch covers methods and safeguards when fumigating hold oil tanker operations and related pollution prevention regulations preparation requirements for loading, including: checking hatch covers for damage and ensuring watertight integrity of hatches checking holds to ensure they are clean, dry and free of odour checking bilges and bilge systems are operational before sealing cargo stowages covering bilges with tarpaulins/wrappers before loading, as required ensuring survey certification for all cargo handling equipment is valid and cargo record book is available for inspection following confined space entry procedures, as required inspecting access arrangements in holds to ensure they are in a safe condition reviewing supplies of dunnage, mats and cargo-securing equipment to ensure sufficient are available procedures for receiving and delivering cargo relevant firefighting operations and the use of firefighting equipment shear forces, bending moments and torsional moments stability, trim and stress records stowage and securing of cargo onboard vessels, cargo-handling gear, and securing and lashing equipment, including timber deck cargo WHS/OHS requirements and work practices. |